Chapter 28 Flashcards
A land that belongs to no one
Terra Nullius
A ring shaped reef, island, or chain of islands form of coral
Atoll
Cross hatching…
Rarrk
Source of prestige for a hamlet, along with the size of their yams…
Korambo
Net bag
Bilum
Embodies spirit of ancestors and paid tribute to them, linked to head hunting practices
p. Spirit Poles
Bisj Pole
Complex set of death and commemorative rites and also includes rites to initiate young men and women into adulthood
p. Malagan Display
Malagan
Charts used to help sailers sail the ocean or somethingg
Stick Charts
Spiritual Power
Mana
Young tree fern
p. Maori meeting house (te-hau-ki-Turanga)
Koru
Panel
p. Poupou
Poupou
Monumental stone structure
Moaj or Moai idk
Production of bark and cloth
Tapa
Samoa bark cloth
Siapio
Wooden design tablet
Upeti
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The Barunga Statement
Majority of islands are small
Micronesia
,..
Melanesia
Sacred arts, had society more stratified than Melanesian society
Polynesia
Period before humans existed
The Dreaming
Administrative and ceremonial center for powerful kings, who commanded local labor force to construct monumental city of as many as 1,000 people
Nan Madol
Easter island that is mostly isolated inhabited locale in oceania, located 2,300 miles from Pitcairn island
Rapa Nui